2003 – Page 250

A new dam on the Sanate river will facilitate permanent supplies of water for the tourist complexes in B?varo and the eastern part of the country, says Silvio Carrasco, the head of the National Institute for Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI). At present time, the various hotel complexes are using well water to meet their needs. Carrasco …

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The BHD Group has received a US$2.5-million loan from the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) to institute programs and procedures that will substantially reduce the cost of remitting funds from the United States to the Dominican Republic. The process will include the installation of 500 computer terminals in various commercial establishments in the DR as well …

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The Dominican Consulate in New York City is in the news today for a couple of reasons. The first is that it has bounced a few checks and has no credible reason for doing so. The second is that Jos? Pe?a Guaba, the consul, has announced a program of free services for Dominicans living in …

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Baroness Valerie Amos, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the UK, headed a breakfast today with 12 NGOs that are trying to develop social, educational and health projects here and in Haiti. According to Andy Ashcroft, the British Ambassador, the baroness will meet with Frank Guerrero Prats at the Foreign Ministry to discuss bilateral and …

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DR1 Daily News will not be produced on Monday, 5 May. Readers should be aware that this day is a holiday in the Dominican Republic to commemorate Labor Day, which actually fell on Thursday, 1 May but will be celebrated on Monday. Those staying in the city will enjoy pleasant days, as with schools closed …

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Miguel Pe?a, the director of the Mining Corporate Unit (UCM), visited El Caribe newspaper yesterday to defend the contract signed with the Dominican state. He said the contract is a public document that can be viewed at http://www.ucm.gov.do/ He also said that the 3.2% earnings mentioned in El Caribe yesterday is but a part of …

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In an address yesterday to labor leaders and trade union representatives to mark International Workers? Day, President Hip?lito Mej?a said that he was concerned about the cost of basic items for ordinary workers and that he was working hard to find a better supplier of domestic cooking gas to make the price more accessible. He …

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Peggy Cabral, widow of late PRD leader Jos? Francisco Pe?a Gomez, and former President Salvador Jorge Blanco have not taken sides in the re-election debate. In a joint statement released yesterday with other prominent party figures, their position was non-committal, not going beyond expressing concern for the situation and its possible adverse effects on the …

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Attorney General Victor C?spedes Mart?nez announced yesterday that he has a new list of corruption cases against ten former government officials. He would not, however, give any further details about the identities of the suspects. On the subject of the case of PLD government officials Tem?stocles Mont?s, Sim?n Lizardo and Rub?n Pe?a, also accused of …

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Lupo Hern?ndez Rueda was awarded the National Book Fair?s Eduardo Le?n Jimenes Prize for “C?digo de trabajo anotado”. This decision of the jury came as a surprise, as Hern?ndez Rueda, who is also an award-winning poet, was being honored for his authorship of the Dominican Republic’s Labor Code, clearly not in the category of literature. …

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